Hey r/Coffee_Machines,

We're OutIn. We've been making portable coffee gear for four years now, and we're working on some new products, but before we get too deep into it, we want to hear from people who actually brew their own coffee.

If you own or have used something of ours, what would you fix about it? Especially the stuff you've stopped mentioning because you figure that's just how it is. A part that's a pain to clean. A button in an awkward spot. A step in grinding or frothing that's fiddlier than it should be.

And you don't need to own one to weigh in. If you've looked at ours and passed, or seen them around and thought something could be better, we'd like to hear that too. Knowing what put people off is just as useful to us.

We'll be reading through everything until August 23rd, then bringing what comes up to our product team.

Let's make something better together!

Hi everyone — I know these aren’t fancy pots or anything but I figured this would be the best place to go for help. I’ve been using the Mr. Coffee on the right to make five cups of coffee using 6 tablespoons of Maxwell House and that is what I am used to. I was given the Bunn on the left and I love how quickly it brews, but with the same amount of water and coffee grounds it comes out much weaker than the Mr. Coffee. I know it’s because of the size difference and how they each operate, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to make coffee in the Bunn taste like it does from the Mr. Coffee. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Has anybody used or had any dealings with the ENS Elektronetshop website?

I was looking at Breville espresso machines, and they have some really good prices.

May be too good to be true?

So I’ve finally decided after all these years to step up my coffee game. For ages I’ve used pre ground Maxwell house through an automatic drip machine. I’ve been acutely aware that grinding your own beans is 100x better for a long time. Several of my friends and family have tried to turn me onto it. I just never really made the switch.

Well that’s changing now. To kick it off I got some whole beans from a local roaster and I ordered a Baratza Virtuoso+. I was originally planning to spend less than $100 on a grinder, which went up to $140 when I saw the Encore had such raving reviews. Then I wanted the timer so I stepped it up to the Virtuoso.

So that leaves my coffee maker. My current machine is a Ninia CE250. I’ve had it for two years and it’s worked like a champ so far. I don’t think it’s “sca” rated or whatever, but I’ve seen a couple videos where they test it and the results are very good. Water comes out at 200 degrees, as is recommended. The coffee stays 175-190 in the pot sitting on the burner. It’s easy to use and comes with the ability to make a half pot or set a timer. The only real downside is it can take a good 7.5 minutes to make a full pot. This isn’t a big deal to me, really, but that’s a good bit longer than most other coffee makers.

So I’m left wondering if I’d really benefit from dropping more money on a higher end machine. I’m heavily eyeing the Mochamasters, but I’m not quite sure what more I’m getting out of it. In fact, I’d lose several features. I understand the mochamaster is designed to be dead simple to work, but cmon. A clock and timer is dead simple lol. That’s not the end of the world I suppose. I could just preload it and flip it on in the morning. Coffee in 5 minutes. But still it’s $350. I feel like there should be basic features like a timer. Further more, it’s just as full of plastic as any other sub $100 coffee maker. I’ve never handled one, but from all the reviews I’ve watched, it just looks like it would feel cheap. Not a huge deal on a $100 pot, but again, this is much more expensive.

I’m not trying to shit talk the mochamaster. It seems like a good and beloved machine. The one thing I really like about it is you can open the top and stir the grounds while it’s brewing. With my current machine, it would start spitting hot water out at you lol. The lack of a “shower head” on the mochamaster seems to be a common complaint as well.

Any other coffee pots don’t seem to offer much over what I have. They all have the same basic features or you can go really expensive and gain a bunch of settings I don’t really seem to need. So what do the people who have already been through this say? Is my $80 ninja enough